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Short Story: Purple Pants

June 4, 2022 — 0 Comments

The Fly and the Excavator

April 28, 2019 — 2 Comments

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Recent Posts:

The things it’s seen
So what’s next?
The Typewriter
I’m alive, I promise
Crappy Day at the Park
Lost Lonely Hours
The Journey Back to Ultra: Cue the Rocky Theme Song
The Journey Back to Ultra: Long Way to Go
Journey Back To Ultra: The Long Run Again
The Journey Back to Ultra: Stairway to Heaven
Poem: Wilderness Upon My Soles
Poem: Our Love
Poem: The Corner Plot
Poem: Two sides
The Journey Back to Ultra: The Lonely Miles Ahead
Poem: These Days
Poem: No One Moment
Poem: Never Be Asundered
Poem: Manic Days
Poem: The New Us
The Journey Back To Ultra: We Joined a Gym
Poem: Did We Dance For Nothing?
Short Story: Purple Pants
Poem: The Poison
Poem: My Disbelief
Poem: Where I’m Headed
Poem: Blue Hearts
Poem: Old Eyes
Journey Back To Ultra: Demons
The Journey Back to Ultra: Longing for the Red Rock Canyon
Journey Back to Ultra: Getting Out the Door
The Journey Back to Ultra: Island Life
The Journey Back To Ultra: There’s a Turtlehead Poking Out
Journey Back To Ultra: I Travel On…
The Journey Back to Ultra: Remind Me Who I Am
The Journey Back to Ultra: It’s a Love-Hate (Not really)
The Journey Back to Ultra: A Tale of Two Nates
The Journey Back to Ultra: I Can’t Not Ultra
The Journey Back to Ultra: A First Draft Tale — Here We Go Again
Injured But Not Defeated
The Creed of the Ultrarunning Writer
My First Ultra-Marathon: The Georgia Jewel 37.5 Miler (Part 5: The Conclusion)
My First Ultra-Marathon: The Georgia Jewel 37.5 Miler (Part 4)
My First Ultra-Marathon: The Georgia Jewel 37.5 Miler (Part 3)
My First Ultra-Marathon: The Georgia Jewel 37.5 Miler (Part 2)
My First Ultra-Marathon: The Georgia Jewel 37.5 Miler (Part 1)
My First Ultra-Marathon: The Last Post Before My Race
My First Ultra-Marathon: How I Take Control
My First Ultra-Marathon: I’m injured
200lb+ Ultrarunners: Being Big Used to Be My Strength
My First Ultra-Marathon: My Last Big Training Before my Race!
200lb+ Ultrarunners: You are a Tank.
My First Ultra-Marathon: I Tried Climbing a Mountain 10 Times in One Day
My First Ultra-Marathon: My Final Test
200+lb UltraRunners: I’m a fat horse
Hefty Ultra-Runners Unite!
Oh Runner, Who Art Thou?
My First Ultra Marathon: The Thirsty Walk Home
My First Ultra-Marathon: I’m not ok, I Promise
My First Ultra-Marathon: The Break-up (I’ll Run When I Want to!)
My First Ultra-Marathon: I’m Too Afraid to Run With You
My First Ultra-Marathon: Putting My Procrastination in a Choke-Hold
My First Ultra-Marathon: It’s Hard Running With a Large Family
My First Ultra-Marathon: The Long Run
My First Ultra-Marathon: Will They Cancel My Race?
My First Ultra-Marathon: I’m Going to Make it Through This Year if It Kills Me
My First Ultra-Marathon: Endurance Training = Life
My First Ultra Marathon: Anticipate the Journey
My First Ultra Marathon: How I’m Training During the Covid Outbreak
My First Ultra Marathon: 30 Minute Indoor Total Strength Workout
Vegan Recovery Foods
My First Ultra Marathon: My IT Band Story
My First Ultra Marathon: Facing My Tormentor
My First Ultra Marathon: We Should Write the Book We Want to Read
My First Ultra Marathon: Sane People Just Don’t Understand
My First Ultra Marathon: Why I Don’t Eat Meat
My First Ultra Marathon: Can this be any different?
My First Ultra Marathon: Why?
My First Ultra Marathon: The Georgia Jewel 35 Miler
The Fly and the Excavator
How to pick a soccer team: Create a frustrating defense
Picking a soccer team? Goalkeepers are the most important person on the field unless you’re into losing…
Win at coaching soccer: Stop slaying the dragon and befriend one instead
Build Aggressive Soccer Teams: Misunderstood
Build aggressive soccer teams: 5 ways to toughen up
Build aggressive soccer teams: Players that scare other teams back to their mommy
Choosing a soccer player: Future potential vs present strength
How to find a defender: Check their pockets
How to find a soccer goalie: Look for the crazy one
Win at coaching soccer: Shut down their all-star
Unlock your player’s hidden potential with this simple mind trick
Creating the confidence needed to win soccer games
The number one way to fix boring soccer practices

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